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DisallowancesSection 69CSection 69C5,654 judgments

The decision most relied on for profit element is CIT v. President Industries (258 ITR 654), cited in 471 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on profit element

CIT v. President Industries
258 ITR 654 · 2002 · High Court
471
citing judgments

When books of account are rejected and unaccounted sales or receipts are discovered, the income addition is restricted to the net profit element embedded in these undisclosed transactions, not the entire sale proceeds or receipts, especially if corresponding purchases are not proven to be outside the books.

Sanjay Oilcake Industries v. CIT
316 ITR 274 · 2009 · High Court
460
citing judgments

In cases of alleged bogus or unverifiable purchases, rather than disallowing the entire purchase value, a reasonable profit element or a proportionate percentage of the purchases should be added back to the assessee's income.

CIT v. Siemens Aktiongesellschaft
310 ITR 320 · 2009 · High Court
259
citing judgments

Reimbursements of actual expenses without any profit element are not taxable income. Additionally, mere amendments to the Income-tax Act do not override the provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs).

CIT v. Vijay M. Mistry Construction Ltd.
355 ITR 498 · 2013 · High Court
252
citing judgments

In cases of alleged bogus or hawala purchases where the existence of transactions is not entirely denied, only the profit element embedded in such purchases, and not the entire purchase price, can be added to the assessee's income. The focus is on determining a reasonable profit percentage for such additions.

CIT v. Balchand Ajit Kumar
263 ITR 610 · 2003 · High Court
212
citing judgments

When making an addition for unaccounted receipts, on-money, or non-genuine purchases/sales, the addition should be restricted to the estimated profit element embedded in such transactions, rather than the entire gross amount, particularly when evidence of corresponding expenditure is incomplete. This estimation often involves applying a net profit rate.

CIT v. Gurubachhan Singh J. Juneja
302 ITR 63 · 2008 · High Court
147
citing judgments

When unaccounted receipts or suppressed sales are detected and books of account are rejected under Section 145(3), additions to income must be restricted to the profit element embedded in such transactions, not the entire transaction value. This profit element is to be estimated by considering the assessee's regular profit ratio as per books of account.

Vijay Trading Co. v. ITO
388 ITR 377 · 2016 · High Court
119
citing judgments

When purchases are found bogus, only the profit element embedded therein, and not the entire purchase value, can be added to the assessee's income.

NK Proteins Ltd. v. DCIT
292 CTR 354 · 2017 · Supreme Court
115
citing judgments

When purchases are unverifiable or alleged to be bogus, only the profit element embedded in such transactions is taxable, not the entire purchase amount; the onus lies on the assessee to prove the genuineness of the transactions.

Judgments citing profit element

RAHUL THAKUR LH OF RAJESH THAKUR,SOLAN vs. DEPUTY COMMISIONER OF INCOME TAC CENTRAL CIRCE SHIMLA, SHIMLA

Appeal stand allowed

ITA 1435/CHANDI/2025[2022-23]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh08 Apr 2026AY 2022-23

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1052/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1053/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1054/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1055/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2023-24) M/S Rajesh Kumar & Co. Dcit/Acit (Central) बनाम/ Vs. Gopal Building, Kather By Pass Shimla Solan (Hp) - 173213 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Ablfm-2356-F (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 5. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1433/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 6. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1434/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 7. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1435/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23)

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Jain (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Manav Bansal (CIT) - Ld. DR
Section 143(3)Section 28Section 69ASection 69C

Shri Rahul Thakur (Legal heir of Shri Rajesh Thakur). Upon further appeal, Ld. CIT(A) confirmed substantive additions and rejected plea of addition of profit element. The protective addition for Late Shri Rajesh Thakur was deleted subject to the rider that if a stand was taken by the assessee ... reasonable profit estimation on unaccounted sales as quantified by Ld. AO during the course of assessment proceedings. It has further been stated that once profit element has been estimated on the sales, the separate addition of unaccounted purchases could not be sustained. 4. We find that similar arguments have been

RAHUL THAKUR LH OF RAJESH THAKUR ,SOLAN vs. DEPUTY COMMISIONER OF INCOME TAX CENTRAL CICRLE SHIMLA, SHIMLA

Appeal stand allowed

ITA 1434/CHANDI/2025[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh08 Apr 2026AY 2021-22

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1052/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1053/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1054/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1055/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2023-24) M/S Rajesh Kumar & Co. Dcit/Acit (Central) बनाम/ Vs. Gopal Building, Kather By Pass Shimla Solan (Hp) - 173213 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Ablfm-2356-F (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 5. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1433/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 6. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1434/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 7. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1435/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23)

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Jain (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Manav Bansal (CIT) - Ld. DR
Section 143(3)Section 28Section 69ASection 69C

Shri Rahul Thakur (Legal heir of Shri Rajesh Thakur). Upon further appeal, Ld. CIT(A) confirmed substantive additions and rejected plea of addition of profit element. The protective addition for Late Shri Rajesh Thakur was deleted subject to the rider that if a stand was taken by the assessee ... reasonable profit estimation on unaccounted sales as quantified by Ld. AO during the course of assessment proceedings. It has further been stated that once profit element has been estimated on the sales, the separate addition of unaccounted purchases could not be sustained. 4. We find that similar arguments have been

RAHUL THAKUR LH OF RAJESH THAKUR,SOLAN vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CENTRAL CIRCLE SHIMLA, SHIMLA

Appeal stand allowed

ITA 1433/CHANDI/2025[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh08 Apr 2026AY 2020-21

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1052/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1053/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1054/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1055/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2023-24) M/S Rajesh Kumar & Co. Dcit/Acit (Central) बनाम/ Vs. Gopal Building, Kather By Pass Shimla Solan (Hp) - 173213 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Ablfm-2356-F (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 5. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1433/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 6. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1434/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 7. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1435/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23)

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Jain (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Manav Bansal (CIT) - Ld. DR
Section 143(3)Section 28Section 69ASection 69C

Shri Rahul Thakur (Legal heir of Shri Rajesh Thakur). Upon further appeal, Ld. CIT(A) confirmed substantive additions and rejected plea of addition of profit element. The protective addition for Late Shri Rajesh Thakur was deleted subject to the rider that if a stand was taken by the assessee ... reasonable profit estimation on unaccounted sales as quantified by Ld. AO during the course of assessment proceedings. It has further been stated that once profit element has been estimated on the sales, the separate addition of unaccounted purchases could not be sustained. 4. We find that similar arguments have been

RANJANA KALTA,SHIMLA vs. ACIT(CENTRAL) , SHIMLA

Appeals stand partly allowed

ITA 1060/CHANDI/2025[2022-23]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh08 Apr 2026AY 2022-23

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1056/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1057/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1060/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1058/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2023-24) Smt. Ranjana Kumari / Kalta Dcit/Acit (Central) Kalta Niwas (Near Sharma Niwas) Shimla बनाम/ Vs. North Oak,Sanjauli, Shimla Himachal Pradesh - 171006 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Bbndp-5738-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) : & 5. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1046/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 6. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1047/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 7. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1048/Chandi/2025

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Jain (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Manav Bansal (CIT) - Ld. DR
Section 127Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 148BSection 271ASection 69A

plausible explanation has been furnished on the seized evidences. Therefore, the addition is justified. The next prayer of Ld. AR is reasonable estimation of profit element. In the case of Shri Kapil Gupta of M/s Himgiri Beverages (ITA Nos. 1010/Chandi/2025 & ors.), the bench has estimated profit element ... total collections. However, the assessee being a retail vendor would enjoy higher margins. Considering the same, we estimate the profit element of 3% on total cash collections of Rs.1,33,48,595/- which comes to Rs.4,00,458/-. The impugned addition stand restricted to that extent only

RANJANA KUMARI,SHIMLA vs. DCIT/ACIT(CENTRAL) , SHIMLA

Appeals stand partly allowed

ITA 1058/CHANDI/2025[2023-24]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh08 Apr 2026AY 2023-24

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1056/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1057/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1060/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1058/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2023-24) Smt. Ranjana Kumari / Kalta Dcit/Acit (Central) Kalta Niwas (Near Sharma Niwas) Shimla बनाम/ Vs. North Oak,Sanjauli, Shimla Himachal Pradesh - 171006 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Bbndp-5738-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) : & 5. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1046/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 6. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1047/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 7. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1048/Chandi/2025

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Jain (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Manav Bansal (CIT) - Ld. DR
Section 127Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 148BSection 271ASection 69A

plausible explanation has been furnished on the seized evidences. Therefore, the addition is justified. The next prayer of Ld. AR is reasonable estimation of profit element. In the case of Shri Kapil Gupta of M/s Himgiri Beverages (ITA Nos. 1010/Chandi/2025 & ors.), the bench has estimated profit element ... total collections. However, the assessee being a retail vendor would enjoy higher margins. Considering the same, we estimate the profit element of 3% on total cash collections of Rs.1,33,48,595/- which comes to Rs.4,00,458/-. The impugned addition stand restricted to that extent only

RANJANA KUMARI,SHIMLA vs. DCIT/ACIT(CENTRAL) , SHIMLA

Appeals stand partly allowed

ITA 1057/CHANDI/2025[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh08 Apr 2026AY 2021-22

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1056/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1057/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1060/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1058/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2023-24) Smt. Ranjana Kumari / Kalta Dcit/Acit (Central) Kalta Niwas (Near Sharma Niwas) Shimla बनाम/ Vs. North Oak,Sanjauli, Shimla Himachal Pradesh - 171006 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Bbndp-5738-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) : & 5. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1046/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2021-22) & 6. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1047/Chandi/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2022-23) & 7. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1048/Chandi/2025

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Jain (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Manav Bansal (CIT) - Ld. DR
Section 127Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 148Section 148BSection 271ASection 69A

plausible explanation has been furnished on the seized evidences. Therefore, the addition is justified. The next prayer of Ld. AR is reasonable estimation of profit element. In the case of Shri Kapil Gupta of M/s Himgiri Beverages (ITA Nos. 1010/Chandi/2025 & ors.), the bench has estimated profit element ... total collections. However, the assessee being a retail vendor would enjoy higher margins. Considering the same, we estimate the profit element of 3% on total cash collections of Rs.1,33,48,595/- which comes to Rs.4,00,458/-. The impugned addition stand restricted to that extent only